Doc: replace "element" with "QML type" or "item"

Try to make terminology more consistent, by using
"QML type" when describing the types, "item" when
describing instances of QML types, and "component"
when describing objects built by using QML types.

Change-Id: Ie03f3a7e6f483471e344ae1f35bec0742173b27c
Reviewed-by: Jerome Pasion <jerome.pasion@digia.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hartmann <Thomas.Hartmann@digia.com>
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Leena Miettinen
2013-03-13 11:39:36 +01:00
parent 8c97b21e2a
commit dd4bd99c89
18 changed files with 207 additions and 212 deletions

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the \c text property to change it temporarily from \gui {Quit} to
\gui {End Game}.
When you select an element, the cursor moves to it in the code
When you select an item, the cursor moves to it in the code
editor, where you can change the value permanently.
\endlist

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\gui {Locals and Expressions} view, they are immediately updated in the running
application, but not in the source code.
\section1 Inspecting QML Objects
\section1 Inspecting Items
While the application is running, you can use the
\gui {Locals and Expressions} view to explore the QML object structure.
\gui {Locals and Expressions} view to explore the QML item structure.
\image qml-observer-view.png "QML object tree"
\image qml-observer-view.png "QML item tree"
To keep the application visible while you interact with the debugger, click
\inlineimage qml-inspector-app-on-top.png
(\gui {Show Application on Top}).
You can view a QML element in \gui {Locals and Expressions} in the following
You can view a QML item in \gui {Locals and Expressions} in the following
ways:
\list
\li Expand the element in the object tree.
\li Expand the item in the object tree.
\li Select the element in the code editor.
\li Select the item in the code editor.
\li Click
\inlineimage qml-inspector-select-button.png
(\gui Select) to activate selection mode and then click an element
(\gui Select) to activate selection mode and then click an item
in the running application.
\endlist
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\section1 Inspecting User Interfaces
When you debug complex applications, you can jump to the position in code
where an element is defined or you can zoom into the user interface.
where an item is defined or you can zoom into the user interface.
When the \gui Select tool is enabled, you can click elements in the running
When the \gui Select tool is enabled, you can click items in the running
application to jump to their definitions in the code. The properties of the
selected element are displayed in the \gui {Locals and Expressions} view.
selected item are displayed in the \gui {Locals and Expressions} view.
You can also right-click an element in the running application to view the
element hierarchy as a context menu.
You can also right-click an item in the running application to view the
item hierarchy as a context menu.
\image qml-observer-context-menu.png "QML element hierarchy"
\image qml-observer-context-menu.png "QML item hierarchy"
To switch to the zoom mode, click the \gui Zoom button. Click in the
running application to zoom in. Right-click to open a context menu that